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Toronto Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf is demanding a formal apology from TSN as well as a "significant amount of damages" after the all-sports network aired an inflammatory fan tweet about Phaneuf'...

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Spring is a favourite transitional time for lovers of home decor. Shaking out the rugs and washing the windows after a long winter feels satisfying, and then there's the prospect of perhaps replacing ...

A tad chilly for kissing babies but Nik Lewis was busy shaking hands, posing for grip-'n-grin Polaroids, one arm slung around the Grey Cup as a throng of Nik's Nation encircled him on the street down from the steps of City Hall after lunchtime - many outfitted in the signature No. 82 Calgary Stampeders jersey.

By all rights, the Calgary Stampeders should have been singing the blues for a lot of the 2014 CFL season, what with a non-stop parade of not just injured players, but the absence of some formidable individuals for varying lengths of time.

For three straight seasons, from 1993 to 1995, the Calgary Stampeders finished the regular season with a 15-3 record. They were, indisputably, three of the most powerful teams in CFL history. The problem, as they're acutely aware in Calgary, was all three teams failed to bring the Grey Cup back to Cowtown and two failed to make it to The Big Game.

The CFL and Canadian North unveiled a custompainted airplane, featuring the logo of each team, the other day. Given the current state of the on-field product, the Boeing 737-300 should be known as an err-plane.

Wally Buono has had to let plenty of players go for whom he had strong feelings, when his gut told him their usefulness was past: Allen Pitts, Alondra Johnson, Otis Floyd ... maybe Geroy Simon most of all.

Those who care passionately about the Calgary Stampeders want Jon Cornish, arguably the best player in the Canadian Football League, to "rest up" his concussion for two weeks and be ready to play in the Western final.